Chinese Navy launches 10,000-tonne destroyer

Wednesday, June 28th 2017 - 17:21 UTC

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China's Navy Wednesday launched a new 10,000-tonne domestically designed and produced destroyer. The vessel, of the Type 055 class, is the first of a new generation of destroyers equipped with new air defense, anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons, and it is regarded as a challenge to naval rivals in Asia. The ship entered the water following a ceremony at Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard. Read full article

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Capt Rockhopper
No doubt the Argentine Malcontents will be whipping themselves up into some sort of frenzy thinking that China will give them one or two of these.
Jun 29th, 2017 - 09:50 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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Clyde15
Hepatia

The question is why is this piece appearing in Mercopenguin, a propaganda organ supposedly devoted to America, South America and the “South Atlantic”?

Why have you not posted your Troll bot for this?
Jun 30th, 2017 - 01:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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The Voice
Looks like a gay occasion ;-)
Jun 30th, 2017 - 02:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rufus
Quite a natty looking tub, but given that it's displacing more than almost all of the cruisers currently in service (4 x Slava class - 9,800-10,000 tons, 22+4 x Ticonderoga class - 9,600 tons, the only heavier cruiser is the one De Zeven Provinciën-class that Peru has - 12,040 tons) might calling it a Destroyer be something of nominative camoflage?
Jul 02nd, 2017 - 11:07 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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